Monthly Archives: October 2011
My first day on the Camino: exhilarated, lost, and pulled over by Police
Camino de Santiago (Camino del Norte) Day 1: Sept. 23, 2011 Approx 27 KM: Comillas to Colombres [Disclaimer: Please don't let my first day scare you off from doing it! I promise it gets better and it really wasn't that bad!] Today was my first day biking on the Camino de Santiago. I didn’t go very far … Continue reading
Categories: Budget Travel, Camino de Santiago, Fun Things/Events
Tags: Camino de Santiago, Camino del Norte, cyclo-tourism
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What is the Camino de Santiago and Why do it?
The concept of pilgrimages has been around for thousands of years, with many examples riddled throughout history, including the Old and New Testaments. For example, Moses and the Israelites were basically on a wandering pilgrimage to their promised homeland for 40 years. In the Middle Ages, the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela (where the Apostle … Continue reading
